Scott Houdashell, creator of The Eggmazing Egg Decorator kit, loves Easter because he loves decorating Easter eggs. Like many others, he hates the mess and hassle of the activity. Cups of liquid food dye and messy stickers make for a less than satisfactory experience for many egg decorating aficionados. Houdashell decided to do something about […]
Amazing Tape – Tape Without Glue?
February 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hugo’s Amazing Tape isn’t a new product. It’s been around since 2002, but sisters Katherine Saltzberg and Lauri Fraser pitch the product to the Sharks in episode 921. Their father, Hugo Maisnik, invented the product by accident and, after getting some major offers from manufacturers to license the adhesive-free tape, decided to market and sell […]
Melni Connectors Update
February 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I talked to Mark Melni not too long ago to get a Melni Connectors update. Since making a deal with Mark Cuban in season 6, there hasn’t been a lot of news in Shark Tank circles about this deal. It wasn’t a typical Shark Tank deal, in fact, Mark knew nothing about the business of […]
Sunniva Super Coffee
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Jordan DeCicco started making what became Sunniva Super Coffee in his dorm room at Philadelphia University. He didn’t like sugary energy drinks, so he whipped up a coffee based energy drink with milk solids and coconut oil. What he got was an energy boost AND a business. His fellow students like his concoction and started buying […]
SolSource Solar Cooker by One Earth Designs
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Dr. Catlin Powers wants to change the world with SolSource, a solar-powered cooker made by One Earth Designs. Powers is a social justice warrior at heart who designed her first solar cookers for rural Tibetan villagers. A SolSource uses passive solar energy to provide heat for cooking without any carbon footprint (except maybe the char […]
Gunnar Glasses Reduce Digital Eye Strain
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Gunnar Glasses founder Joe Croft is on a crusade to eliminate digital eye strain. He also wants to sell a lot of glasses. Americans are spending at least two hours in front of a screen every day. Many spend much more than that. 70% of those people say they suffer from digital eye strain. Gunnar […]
The Avocaderia – World’s First Avocado Themed Restaurant
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Avocaderia in Brooklyn dubs itself as “the world’s first avocado themed restaurant. Actually, it’s more of a food stall now, but owners Francesco Brachetti, Alberto Gramigni and Alessandro Biggi hope to grow it bigger with their appearance in Shark Tank episode 920. Francesco discovered avocados when he immigrated from Italy to Mexico and fell in love […]
XeroShoes TerraFlex Hiker Review
February 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I just received a pair of TerraFlex running/hiking shoes from Xeroshoes. It’s their latest “model” and I couldn’t wait to take them for a test drive! They’re built on the same “natural movement platform as the Prio, but they have traction soles for more rugged terrain. The mesh uppers keep things cool and a thin […]
Sap Maple Soda
January 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Sap Maple Soda creators Nikita Salmon and Chas Smith grew up drinking maple sap from buckets in their family’s maple tree forest in Vermont. The family has over 300 acres of trees they’ve been “harvesting” since the 1950’s. They also harvest birch sap. The two cousins were brainstorming business ideas and when they came up […]
Radiate – The Portable Campfire
January 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Brent Davidson and Bryan Cantrell got the idea for the Radiate Portable Campfire from another business they own together. The two guys make skin care products and they always have a lot of excess wax lying around. They’d tote a bucket of waste wax on a camping trip, stick a wick in it, and make […]
